[IB-Staff]

Below table shows how many Rak'aat are there in each prayer

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 95%, align: center"]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Prayer name[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sunnah
(before praying Fardh)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Fardh[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sunnah/Wajib
(after Fardh)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Fajr[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2 (Sunnah mu'akkadah)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Dhuhr[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4 (Sunnah mu'akkadah)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2 (Sunnah mu'akkadah) + 2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]'Asr[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Maghrib[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2 (Sunnah mu'akkadah)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]'Isha[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2 (Sunnah mu'akkadah) + 3 (Wajib, Witr)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Jumu'ah[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4 + 2[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


What is fard, waajib, sunnah and nafl and what is the difference between them?

Fard means compulsory beyond any argument. Anyone who denies a fard is a kaafir. And one who leaves a fard without excuse is a faasiq and is sinful.

Waajib comes second to fard. One who denies waajib is not a kaafir but if he leaves it without excuse, he is faasiq and is sinful.

Sunnah is an act which the Prophet did and his Companions followed and commanded. Sunnah mu'akkadah is a highly emphasized Sunnah and should not be missed habitually without a valid excuse.

Nafl is an act commanded by Sharee’ah. It brings reward if done but no punishment if not done. It is also called mustahab, mandoob or tatawwu’.